TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
物
ㄨˋ · wù
noun — thing; creature
字源 FORM — what the parts do
An ox (牛) with 勿 wù for the sound. The ox counts as the largest of possessions — 牛為大物 — and the biggest thing came to write things of every kind: 物品、動物、人物.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭牛（牛）牽進市集，半條街的人都回頭。
An ox (牛) led into the market — half the street turns to look.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)物品、萬物— a thing — things of every kind常用
→動物、植物— the moving things, the planted things
→人物— a person who counts — a figure
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension